Japanese Omakase · Financial District · Canada's 100 Best #43 (2025)
A Financial District omakase room inside the Medcan building's Adelaide Place — Japanese minimalism, two omakase menus, the cleaner-of-the-two ranked #43 on Canada's 100 Best for 2025. Bay Street expe...
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Mhel
Korean-Japanese · Bloorcourt · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026 (#28)
A 30-seat Bloorcourt room from husband-and-wife team Hoon Ji (ex-Pompette) and Min Yi, serving Korean-Japanese small plates that rotate with the season and lean on Ontario producers plus select Japane...
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Kissa
Listening Bar / Japanese · King West
Multi-level Japanese kissaten-inspired venue with 2,500+ vinyl records (all pre-2015) played through a custom vintage JBL system. Velvet banquettes, izakaya small plates, cocktails named after albums....
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Sushi Kombu
Sushi · Scarborough
A Scarborough sushi room at Midland and Finch — strip-plaza setting, no website, walk-in only, the kind of place that runs on regulars and word of mouth. Sashimi, rolls and Japanese small plates done ...
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Daimaru Shabu Shabu
Japanese Hotpot · Scarborough
A Scarborough shabu-shabu specialist on Silver Star Blvd doing Japanese hot pot the way it's done in Tokyo — paper-thin sliced wagyu, dashi broth, sesame and ponzu dipping sauces, the whole tableside ...
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Godspeed Brewery
Brewery · East End
Japanese-inspired craft brewery on Coxwell Ave where the philosophy is restraint — clean lagers and rice ales brewed with the same quiet precision you'd expect from a Tokyo izakaya. The minimalist tap...
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TOKI Listening Bar
Lounge · Yorkville
Japanese-inspired listening lounge hidden behind a heavy maroon curtain at the back of TONO by Akira Back in the W Toronto. Vinyl-only music program, dimly lit booths, and precise highballs that nod t...
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New Retro
Bar · Cabbagetown
New Retro is the basement under Zakkushi on Carlton St — izakaya energy, sake pours, and a retro listening-bar setup that makes every visit feel like a deliberate choice. Japanese small plates and cre...
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Tenjin Bar & Karaoke
Karaoke · Gerrard East
Second-floor karaoke lounge on Gerrard East with Tokyo-style private rooms, a full drum kit for live-jam nights, and cocktails including the Matchatini and Lychee Mai Tai. The AV setup is serious, the...
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Echo Karaoke
Karaoke · Koreatown
Koreatown karaoke with 500,000-plus songs across Korean, English, Japanese, Filipino, Russian, and more — private rooms, full bar, and a song catalog deep enough to outlast the night. Family-owned and...